Tam Mutu, who stars in the Donmar Warehouse's production of City of Angels and will soon make his Broadway debut playing the title role in Doctor Zhivago, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

Tam Mutu

Mutu's theatre work includes The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Anything Goes, South Pacific (National Theater), Romeo and Juliet, King Lear (RSC), Faustus (Headlong), Chess (Toronto), Les Misérables (West End), Love Never Dies (West End), Orange Peel (Royal Court), East (Leicester Haymarket), As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet and Oh What a Lovely War (Regent’s Park Open Air).

Full given name:

Tam Mutu

Where you were born/where you were raised:

Hastings

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

What your parents did/do for a living:

Hair dresser (Dad) and doctor's receptionist (Mum)

Siblings:

One sister

Current audition song/monologue:

"Who Can I Turn To?"

Who were you main mentors/inspirations when first starting out? J

Jeremy Sharples, who is a best friend and like a brother to me. He has a voice from heaven. Growing up I wanted to be able to sing like him.

I do this thing where I squawk. It's really annoying. And I skip (jump rope).

Most challenging role you have ever played:

Orlando in As You Like It

What drew you to this current role and what sort of research/preparation went into it?

When I found out they were doing City of Angels at The Donmar I was so excited! It's a wonderful piece. The idea of playing a film noir detective was so cool. Plus the book and the score are truly fantastic. I watched a lot of film noir movies and read several noir books. Chandler stuff was very useful.

Biggest challenge about this current project:

Creating the world of the film noir onstage.

Most fulfilling or fun aspect about the project:

Working with my fabulous co stars and creative team. #teamangels

Worst flubbed line/missed cue/onstage mishap:

In Love Never Dies I had literally just finished "Til I Hear You Sing." And then Meg Giry enters and, as I ran up to try and cover the Christine Automaton/Mannequin, I stacked it. Badly!!! No coolness, just shame!!!

Worst costume ever:

South Pacific, as a native. I looked ridiculous.

Worst job you ever had:

Telesales, selling security to businesses. It was rather dreary.

If you could trade roles/tracks with anyone in the show for a week, who would it be?

Oooooh I guess it would be one of the girls. Maybe Samantha Barks (the ugly one) or Rosalie Craig. They are both fabulous.

You'll soon be making your Broadway debut in Zhivago. What are your main feelings about this new adventure?

I am truly overwhelmed and delighted to finally be making my Broadway debut. "Doctor Zhivago" is a wonderful classic romantic story and I feel very lucky to share it with a whole new audience. The fact that it is a new musical version, with Lucy Simon's (the wonderful composer who brought us The Secret Garden) beautiful score, makes it all the more exciting and challenging too.